رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ
Riyad as-Salihin 656
The Book of Miscellany
Obligation of Rulers to show Kindness to their Subjects
وَعَنْ عَائِذِ بْنِ عَمْرٌو رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، فَقَالَ له: أَىْ بُنَىَّ، إنى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: “إِنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ” فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ. ((مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ))
'Aidh bin 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I visited 'Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and said to him: "Dear son, I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, 'The worst of rulers are those who treat their subjects harshly. Beware, lest you should be one of them."' [Al-Bukhari].
Riyad as-Salihin, 656